Minor mag. 2.1 earthquake - Kreta, 13 km east of Heraklion, Crete, Greece, on Monday, Jan 17, 2022 at 5:16 pm (GMT +2) -
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Minor magnitude 2.1 earthquake at 23 km depth
17 Jan 15:27 UTC: First to report: NOA after 11 minutes.
17 Jan 19:12: Magnitude recalculated from 2.0 to 2.1. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 22.9 to 22.5 km (from 14.2 to 14 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 1 km (0.6 mi) towards NE.
17 Jan 19:12: Magnitude recalculated from 2.0 to 2.1. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 22.9 to 22.5 km (from 14.2 to 14 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 1 km (0.6 mi) towards NE.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Jan 17, 2022 15:16:30 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Monday, Jan 17, 2022 at 5:16 pm (GMT +2) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 2.1 |
| Depth | 22.5 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 35.289°N / 25.2768°E  (Heraklion Regional Unit, Crete, Greece) |
| Antipode | 35.289°S / 154.723°W |
| Shaking intensity | Not felt |
| Primary data source | NOA (National Observatory of Athens) |
| Nearest volcano | Santorini (124 km / 77 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 2 km (1 mi) WNW of Voros (pop: 40) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 12 km (7 mi) ENE of Ano Archanes (pop: 3,910) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 12 km (7 mi) ESE of Néa Alikarnassos (Nea Alikarnassos) (pop: 12,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 13 km (8 mi) ESE of Heraklion (pop: 137,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 16 km (10 mi) N of Arkalochori (pop: 3,540) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 17 km (10 mi) W of Malia (pop: 4,340) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 19 km (12 mi) E of Gazi (pop: 12,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 24 km (15 mi) NNW of Emparos (pop: 247) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 30 km (19 mi) NE of Agia Varvara (Crète) (pop: 2,170) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 330 km (205 mi) SSE of Athens (Attica) (pop: 664,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Broken Clouds  10.9°C (52 F), humidity: 64%, wind: 2 m/s (3 kts) from SSE |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 8.9 x 107 joules (24.8 kilowatt hours) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 2.1 | 23 km | Greece: 14 Km ESE From Iraklion | NOA |
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